DECEMBER 3, 2002
BOB ZIADIE
WILKES WRESTLERS DEFEAT KING’S 20-15
WILKES-BARRE -- Wilkes University overcame an early
12-3 deficit by winning five of the lat six bouts as the Colonels earned a
20-15 victory over host King’s College Tuesday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, Wilkes evened the all-time series with
King’s at 3-3 and kept the unusual streak of the visiting team winning
every match intact.
In the first bout at 141-pounds Wilkes Pat O’Hara
broke a scoreless match open with a second period escape to take a 1-0
lead over Tim Martinez. O’Hara added a takedown and three back points,
followed by a stalling point against Martinez to take a 7-0 victory.
At 149, King’s Jim Moran scored a pair of
takedowns and a three-point nearfall to take a 7-1 fist period lead over
Keith Jones. Morgan added two more takedown and tree nearfall points to
build a 14-2 lead at the end of two periods Morgan added a third period
takedown and nearfall to gain a 20-3 technical fall victory and put the
Monarchs ahead 5-3.
In the 157-pound bout King’s Dave Shafer took a
2-0 over Erik Hansen lead on a quick pair of stalling points. Shafer added
a takedown and two back points to take a 6-0 lead into the second period.
Shafer added a takedown and picked up two more points on the fourth
stalling call of the match to build a 12-2 lead heading into the third
period. Shafer would add an escape and takedown and a riding time point to
post a16-4 major decision and up the Monarch lead to 9-3.
At 165, Wilkes’ Sean Davies took a 2-0 lead with a
second period takedown over King’s Joe Arnone. After an Arnone escape,
the Monarch sophomore posted a takedown to take a 3-2 lead heading into
the final period. Arnone added an escape to go ahead 4-2 and picked up
another point on a stalling call to build a 5-2 advantage. Arnone then
followed up with a takedown and riding time point to capture a 8-2
decision as King’s lead grew to 12-3.
In the 174-pound class Wilkes’ Rex Harris posed a
takedown to take a 2- 1 lead into the second period over Joe Parsons.
Harris would the be penalized for locked hand as Parsons gained a penalty
point to tie the match at 2-2. Harris would then turn over Parsons for
three nearfall point and entered the final frame with a 5-2 lead. Harris
added a third period reversal, two back points, and a ridng time point to
gain a 10-2 major decisio to bring wilke t wthin12-7.
At 184, Wilkes freshman Brandon Kelly posted a first
period takedown then added a pair of back points to take a 4-0 lead iino
the second period. Kelly added an escape and takedown to extend the lead
to 7-0. Kelly escaped in the third period then scored a takedown to extend
the lead to10-0. Kelly would let Vodofsky escape and post a late takedown
to earn a 13-1 major decsion and cut the King’s lead to 12-11.
In the 197-pound bout, Wilkes’ Jon Nyerlin scored
a takedown to build a early 2-1 first period lead over Matt Gingo.
Neyerlin would add a second period escape before Gingo escaped in the
third period to cut the lead to 3-2. Neyrlin would hold off Gingo over the
final minute to earn the decision and put Wilkes ahead 14-12.
At 285, Wilkes Cory Fleisher scored a takedown to
build a 2-0 lead over Tegan McKee. After McKee escaped, Fleisher posted
another takedown to enter the second period with a 4-1 lead. Fleisher
would escape to carry a 5-1 lead into the third frame. After McKee escaped
to cut the lead to 5-2 and gaind late takedown but Fleisher added a riding
time point to secure a 6-4 victory and extend the Wilkes lead to 17-12.
In the 125-pound bout, King’s Mitch Marcks posted
a late takedown of Brandon Romanoski to enter the second period with a 2-0
lead. Marcks would earn a second period escape to carry a 3-0 advantage
into the third period. Romanoski would cut the lead to 3-1 with an escape
but Marcks would counter with a takedown to extend the lead to 5-1. A late
Romanoski escape cut the final score to 5-2 and bring King’s to within
17-15 heading into the final bout.
At 133, Wilkes John Muscarella took a 1-0 lead over
Jeremy Ackerman with a late second period escape. Ackerman would escape in
the thirrd period to tie the ut t 1-1. Muscarella would then post a
takedown with 0:14 left to gain a 3-2 decision and close out the match for
the Colonels.
Wilkes 20 - King’s 15
141 Pat O’Hara (W) dec. Tim Martinez
(K), 7-0
149 Jim Morgan (K) tech fall Keith Jones (W), 20-3
157 Dave Shafer (K) maj. dec. Erik Hansen (W), 16-4
165 Joe Arnone (K) dec. Sean Davies (W), 8-2
174 Rex Harris (W) maj. dec. Joe Parsons (K), 10-2
184 Brandon Kelly (W) maj. dec. Lee Vodofsky (K), 13-1
197 Jon Neyerlin (W) dec. Matt Gingo (K), 3-2
285 Cory Fleisher (W) dec. Tegan McKee (K), 6-4
125 Mitch Marcks (K) dec. Brandon Romanoski (W), 5-2
133 John Muscarella (W) dec. Jeremy Ackerman (K), 3-1
